Total Crime Rate
557.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Berkeley Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 118th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Berkeley Street (W1H 5QD) in the last 12 months was 557.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Berkeley Street (W1H 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Garden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Archery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Garden Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portsea Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Portsea Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Berkeley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stourcliffe Street | Under investigation |
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